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Noun: plaintiff  pleyn-tif
  1. (law) a person who brings an action in a court of law
    "in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages";
    - complainant

Derived forms: plaintiffs

Type of: litigant, litigator

Antonym: defendant

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